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Post by bill on Feb 9, 2019 1:21:23 GMT 10
hi tom my dog had a problem with his right sesamoid after working on it for three weeks it is fine so I trialed the dog over a short distance and now his left sesamoid is in pain would their be an underlying injury for this to happen and what would be the best way to treat it or is this going to be a chronic problem for the dog would some thing like pentosane or adequan fix the problem
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Post by Tom Meulman on Feb 9, 2019 4:44:06 GMT 10
Hi Bill,
As you know the sesamoid is a small bone located at the base of a toe joint which allows the toe tendon to function without impacting upon the toe joint. Because of its location the bulk of the injuries affecting this very smal bone section are generally due to the type of surface the dog is running on.
The actual injury caused because of its location and the type of track surface can vary from bruising and inflammation to the sesamoid and the surrounding tissue to a fracture in the sesamoid bone itself.
While mainly anti inflammatory treatments such as pentosan and adequan can have a beneficial effect on bone joints in general, however because they have a systemic effect the individual effect on an accute injury such as sesamoiditis is minimal. So the best solution is still to treat the actual site of the injury.
Again while anti inflammatory creams or lotions are going to temporarily remove the inflammation and reduce any pain, in the long term the problem will keep on reoccurring.
In reality the only thing that will assist in allowing the sesamoid area of a toe joint to stand up to the rigors of the pounding it gets from impacting on the track surface is to toughen the area with lightly blistering liniments while doing gentle joint movement physiotherapy to maintain some joint flexibility.
That and sufficient healing time which is generally around the two weeks with follow up treatments after the first run for a couple of days and a further three to four days rest before the next gallop.
Hopefully the joint structure will then stand up to further running without requiring additional treatments.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by bill on Feb 9, 2019 10:48:25 GMT 10
thank you for your reply tom I have two liniments at home at the moment I have bone radial and a product called blister which one should I use and how or is their another product I should use as this is becoming very frustrating thank you bill
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Post by Tom Meulman on Feb 11, 2019 19:03:02 GMT 10
thank you for your reply tom I have two liniments at home at the moment I have bone radial and a product called blister which one should I use and how or is their another product I should use as this is becoming very frustrating thank you bill Hi Bill, sorry for the late reply. If the product you have is the original Blestre it will be a few years old and possibly to strong to use on a sesamoid, however a mixture of 50/50 Blestre and Bone Radiol should be ok. Just apply it gently with an old toothbrush or small paint brush daily for four days making sure that if any swelling occurs to stop the treatments immediately. No galloping for a further eight to ten days after the four daily treatments should see the area toughened enough to stand up running on the turns. Cheers, Tom |
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